The Enlargement of NATO To Include Sweden and Finland Is Another Setback for Vladimir Putin.

Putin wanted the sort of the Finlandization of NATO. He got the NATO-ization of Finland, instead.

Image: Maya Oclassen

Let's start with a well-known metaphor of military origin particularly well adapted to the current situation:

“Shoot yourself in the foot.”

This metaphor seems to me to describe perfectly the consequences of the invasion of Ukraine by Putin's Russia after NATO decided on June 28, 2022, to enlarge its membership by welcoming Sweden and …